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FMS KAWASAKI KI-61
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID THIS RISING SUN WARBIRD MAKES A MEAN DOGFIGHTER MAKING ITS COMBAT DEBUT IN EARLY 1943, the Kawasaki KI-61 was a WW II Japanese fighter. When first encountered by the Allies, it was thought to be either German or Italian, but was finally given the code name “Tony” by the U.S. War Department because it looked so much like an Italian design. With over 3,000 made, this was the only mass-produced Japanese...
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